Visit to Miyajima Island
PARTNER
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-one-2-595 (ONLC 3775)
PARENT COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
Black and white photographic print of house with lantern and small tree in foreground and bridge in middle ground leading to house. This is where Shiuko Sakai lived in 1930 at age seven. To walk to her aunt’s house she would cross bridge, climb hill, and then descend. Shiuko Sakai's family home had a shop on first floor that sold souvenirs to tourists, and living quarters on the second floor. The living quarters had tatami mat flooring, and at night they would take out futon bedding from closet and slept on the floor.
DATE
c. April 1947
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Sakai, Shiuko (photographer)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Japanese American Museum of Oregon
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of Shiuko Sakai Collection, Japanese American Museum of Oregon
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.